The Hemp Museum is the second solo studio album by American rapper
B-Legit. It was released on November 26, 1996 through
Sick Wid It/
Jive Records.[1]Production was handled by Studio Ton, Mike Mosley, Kevin Gardner, Redwine, Femi Ojetunde, Emgee, Tone Capone and B-Legit himself, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from
C-Bo, Levitti,
Celly Cel,
Daryl Hall,
E-40,
Kurupt,
A-1 and
Funk Mobb.
"Can My Nine Get Ate" originally appeared on the 1995 compilation album, The Hogg in Me. "My Flow of Cash", is a bonus track exclusive to the CD release.
Music Videos
Along with singles, music videos were released for the songs "Check It Out" featuring
E-40 and
Kurupt, and "
Ghetto Smile" featuring
Daryl Hall.
The chorus of Hall's classic song, "
Sara Smile" was reworked into "Ghetto Smile". Hall recorded new vocals for the song. The track was produced by Redwine and B-Legit and features guitars by Thaddeus Turner.
The song was later used in the 1997 film Dangerous Ground and was released as a single and a music video to promote the film's
soundtrack. The music video features the
clean version of the song and has B-Legit rapping and Hall and guitarist Turner performing on a separate set interspersed with scenes from the film.
AllMusic's Leo Stanley wrote: "when the thick-tongued rapper cuts "Check It Out" with E-40 and Tha Dogg Pound's Kurupt, he demonstrates his true skills".[2]The Source reviewer stated that the album "may be the lick if you understand the science behind the Sick Wid It sound, or know the
Vallejo flavor".[3] Gabriel Alvarez of Vibe found B-Legit's "badass
Bay Area baritone is as distinguishable as a
Picasso brush stroke".[4]
Track listing
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
1.
"Intro" (featuring Gail Lee Brown and Nicole Ladner)